The employees were friendly, and helpful. The kiosk restaurant was clean, and welcoming. All the options were made fresh, smelled amazing, and tasted good. I like that the restaurant offered my husband a military discount. read more

I had low expectations, but the bourbon chicken was pretty tasty. I had the two entree combo, my assorted veggies counted as another entree. All in all, for airport food, pretty good for fast on the go & affordable. The cashier was pleasant. read more

Pick Up Stix - Tastes good! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

It seems like I ate healthy here. I had a veggie plate and the veggies didn't seem like they were full of grease. The "combo" isn't like a lot of other restaurants combos, in that the combo doesn't come with a drink. It's a combo of two main or veggie dishes. That being understood, no biggie. The food is not five star, but for fast food, is good. read more

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I like takeout Chinese food and I lean towards Asian food most of the time. However, I was running late for my flight at Houston Airport and there weren't a whole bunch of choices. I asked about Asian takeout and I was told that there was this Chinese place called Pick Up Sticks but it wasn't very good. I thought how bad could Chinese takeout be? Apparently it can be really subpar and expensive at an airport. You had a choice of noodles or rice but no vegetable substitute. The vegetables were considered an entree and the only thing that looked not overcooked was the teriyaki chicken. So that's what I got, extremely dry fried rice, really overcooked string beans, and some teriyaki chicken that I don't even think is a Chinese thing but it was okay for grab and go. The plate in the picture was something like $16.23. Only go there as a last resort. I don't say this often but I really do not recommend this place. I think a cold turkey sandwich would have been better. read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

got food poisoning from this place and have now been throwing up with the worst pain the entire night

Unless you're at the airport in Burbank, CA, going through TSA is very stressful. So how did I decompress after the massive line at IAH? I had lunch at Pick Up Stix in the newer part of Terminal C. I ordered the two-entree plate, which, because of some wires crossed, consisted of the Firecracker Chicken, green beans, and fried rice. Among these, the green beans weren't what I requested. It was a good thing I didn't exchange them for what I originally wanted -- the Orange Chicken -- because I actually enjoyed them. The chicken and the fried rice weren't too shabby themselves hence me wishing there were more of each. And just as I was about to leave to head to my gate, this man next to me had what appeared to be beef and vegetable dish. Damn, I wish I got that instead, I thought to myself. Since the eatery is by a huge set of windows, I was able to see the new facility that's to be the centerpiece of Bush's $1.4 billion expansion project in all its incomplete glory. And yes, I took a picture of it. read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Lazy employees that act put out doing their job. I get it it's fast food in an airport, but find other employment if you hate customer service that much. read more

I hate leaving terrible reviews. But this place just ain't it. Lo mein was very soggy, and orange chicken was super duper salty. The Asian food at your local mall food court is way better. There's better food options at Hobby. Go there. read more

This food taste like Cajun Grill if you ever had it. The food was not bad at all. I just wanted something filling before catching a flight and this was good. The green beans were really good. read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Service is so bad, uninterested untrain teenagers, looks like a place without leadership Chicken was cold in the inside, so nasty and super salty, rice was super cold and in lumps, the broccoli was warm but over cook, I took a few bites and it was NASTY!!! Don't eat this garbage. read more

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Two stars for the amazing customer service because the food was gross! This place is located in IAH (Bush) airport. I kid you not, I had to throw the food in the trash because it was that bad. I ordered the two entree plate with noodles. I chose chicken options as my entrees. Yep, never again. read more

Omg the amount of salt in one entree can make up the food for entire day. DO not go there. read more

Pick Up Stix - Green beans, noodles, orange chicken, firecracker chicken. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

I'm would not recommend, or return. If I had turned-off Wi-Fi, I should have been patient and read the reviews. Alas. Thought I'd try a new to me restaurant. It was worse than Panda Express. The staff were very polite but the food was terrible. I ate several bites & trashed it. read more

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Gave me the wrong order. Staff was pushy towards an international traveler. Food quality was, sub-par.

Long wait, disorganized but friendly staff. The steamed vegetables were from hours ago, looked old and were partially rotten (see photo). The broth also tasted funny. Hope it won't make me sick. read more

Pick Up Stix - Rotten part of broccoli in day-old steamed vegetables. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

While rushing to catch a flight in the Houston Airport I stopped here to grab dinner before boarding. Because I was in a hurry and there was no line compared to all the other restaurants I ordered food here. It would have probably been better to just not have eaten the food all was smothered with seasonings that was then over cooked and burnt. The food was cold and seemed to be sitting out for a while. The lo mein was greasy and lastly my cup of water tasted really funky. The staff really needs to learn to cook their food to be edible. read more

The flight has been delayed several times, wondering around the airport... After reading the bad reviews, still decided to give a try. The proportion is very small for the combo of 2 entrées. The fried rice is mushy and green bean is old and dry. The taste of broccoli beef is fine. read more

Pick Up Stix - a meal in a styrofoam container - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Really horrible food. Salty, and only half of box full. It's a torture. Don't go Don't go Stay away Stay away read more

The portion they give is nothing for a plate of $14.00+. Too stingy...will not even consider going to this place!

Well you think , you can choose more on fresh food, specially if you are hungry, do not eat here, the bourbon chicken tasted like charcoal in sauce! The mix vegetables with chicken worse , spicy dry charcoal and dry vegetables!! Noodles and fried rice were ok , the only eatable items!! Staff was nice, price was fair for airport food!! read more

Flavor isn't bad but last time I'll go to Pick up stix. Had to pick bones out of my egg roll! read more

Pick Up Stix - Bones in the egg roll! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

FDA where are you! "Food" like this should not be sold anywhere, I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. It's day 2 of violent bathroom usage and it's getting concerning. "Food" was definitely not properly cooked. Portion Sizes were fine but I probably shouldn't have gotten anything at all. Eat here at your own risk, I've learned my lesson... The Southwest Snacks tasted like gifts from god himself after that. read more

I loveeee this place! I actually used to work here many many many years ago so I know (at least back then) the food is made right here and just absolutely delicious. I loved working here & being able to have access to this food often, since its in the airport duh, you can't really eat it unless you're actually inside the terminal (C) with a flight booked. Anyways, that being said i've obviously been craving the food from here for many many many years. I had a flight here at IAH about a year ago and I walked all the way across the airport for this and it ended up being closed for some reason :/ now I finally had another flight, and this was seriously the most exciting part. I love food obviously. as soon as my husband and I got through TSA we came straight here! I knew my heart was set on general tso chicken & house special chicken with fried rice. when we got there thankfully it was open this time!! But they didn't have house special chicken anymore :( they did however have a new one called firecracker chicken and it sounded and looked amazing so I instead got the firecracker chicken, and instead of general tso I got bourbon because i've also been craving it and just couldn't decide. It was the most satisfying feeling to finally eat this again!! The new firecracker chicken was seriously perfect it is my new favorite kind of chicken. The bourbon delicious as always, i'm just sad I wish I would've gotten the 3 entrees now because I did still want the general tso too in the end :p perfect fried rice too! Hopefully soooon again I am able to fly IAH to eat here again because I have not stopped thinking of that firecracker chicken & fried rice!! read more

Pick Up Stix - bourbon & firecracker chicken with fried rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

If you want cheap with tiny baby portions.. go here. The employees almost giggle with how small their portions are. Wish they had a little more pride in what they are serving. The fried rice wouldve been plenty for my 6lb weiner dog. read more

In short...this was a waste of stomach space, American currency, and not worth the gastrointestinal upset that ensued. I ordered the bourbon chicken, fried rice, and green beans. I then saw the "stir fried" carrots and broccoli veggies and asked for some of that as well. When I got to the register I was charged for an extra entree due to my added veggies. When I made my grievance known, the cashier said "Well dats whatchu axed fa." I patiently informed the young lady that I was not told I was going to be charged for an entire additional entree for a smattering of veggies. I received more nonsensical back talk, inserted my credit card, and just wanted to be done with the whole situation instead of trying to teach the basic tenants of the English language to an unwilling participant. I ate a few bites of the chicken. It was room temp, spongey, lots of tendon, and diabolical. I left most of it in the tray. The aforementioned veggies were raw, undercooked, overly salty, and not worth the extra entree charge. Dammit. The green beans weren't too bad at all. The rice was...well...rice. Pretty hard to screw that up despite their best efforts. Lesson learned. I will continue to go to Potbelly for a quick flat sammich from now on when traversing IAH. I know airport food is usually bad but this was hysterically, diabolically, and utterly piss poor both in service and "food". I would award no stars if we were allowed. read more

Food is old and salty due to drying. And look at the portion... But what can you expect from an airport Chinese food? read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Can I do no stars? The portions are trash. Like 1/3 of any other one I have ever been too. On top of the extra cost for being at the airport. not as good as any other one I have been too. I had to ask to get more noodles and that wasn't even filling the plate. On top of food poisoning after. read more

I always buy crappy food at airports and I don't know why I think it will ever be any different from the last time I set myself up for sabotage. Just don't eat here. Lol. There are many other reliable places to eat. I made the mistake of looking at the food here when I was starving. I though Chinese fast food sounds so good... so I got one of the shrimp entrees and some green beans. The shrimp entree was $1 more... and I quickly found out how big of a rip off that was. The shrimps were so tiny and they were poor quality. I wasn't expecting anything super extravagant, but I expected them to taste like shrimp. The shrimp basically tasted like water and they were so small. Definitely not worth the extra money. Everything tasted bland. I don't know how it's possible to mess up on the green beans, but those were also terrible. Everything was bland, poorly cooked and room temperature. Do yourself a huge favor and just don't eat here. read more

Beware before going here. The food was edible when i was starving but if i could take that moment back i would because now i have salmonella. therefore, DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

By far the worst Pick Up Stix I've come across. Everything is over cooked and overly salty. The portions are smaller than any one I've been to. I'm not upset with the teenagers working cause it's a job. But someone from corporate needs to rush In immediately and help guide them to be successful. I really like Pick up Stix over Panda Express but I'm going to have to go with the latter when I'm coming through IAH. read more

Smallest portion ever! And they are doing it on purpose because I saw the guy using a scale. $11 bucks for this!!! They are super taking advantage. #AvoidThisSpot read more

Pick Up Stix - Under portioned Orange Chicken & Asian Noodles - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

This location is in the Houston airport, in the C1-15 wing. I was needing dinner and saw this had gluten free options, so gave it a shot. Unbelievably disappointing! I got the 2 entree combo meal with the Thai coconut curry chicken and green beans with white rice for $11+. As you can see in the picture, I got 3 tiny pieces of chicken in the entire order! Flavors weren't great either. Won't be back. read more

Pick Up Stix - Thai curry chicken, green beans and white rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

I get it..this is an airport food place, but come on!!!!...the Most asked for dish "bourbon chicken",,.and you ran out of it at 5:00pm...6/30/19. Horrible!!!!! read more

I know this is airport food and one can't be too picky. But wow, these guys really go above and beyond. This is definitely the most disgusting asian fast food I've ever had. Overly greasy, burnt and they can't even get the rice right. It was very overcooked. I'd recommend staying away from their bourbon chicken. It was burn shit with a poor sauce on the top. I won't even blame the staff for being so unenthusiastic with their service. If they have tasted the food they sell, that would explain their bored and unfriendly face. Disaster. read more

All in all not bad, it was the same price as ordering a meal at the next door Wendy's. The noodles as off but the rice and Honey chicken were pretty good. Nothing else looked as good but I wish I got the steamed veggies as I felt a little lethargic after eating so much grease. Not something I would get again but it could have been worse. I was too hungry to take a picture though Sorry. read more

Not veggie friendly. Both the fried rice and the noodles have chicken broth. That left only green beans and veggies. I ordered just green beans and 1 veggie eggroll and it was $10! read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

shrimp not cleaned. Tastes as if cooked in aviation fuel. Rice is dry. Noodles oily. Everything tastes awful. Heading to Bam to have a beer to get rid of this taste. Avoid even if they give you free food. Knock off Chinese food. read more

Pick Up Stix - Shrimp not cleaned - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place isn't as bad as everyone says. If you don't wanna wait in the long line at Potbellies, come here. Got bourbon chicken and orange chicken. I don't eat rice or noodles and they made me pay for 3 choice entree to get veggies. $15 with airline discount was a rip off. It's airport food, not Buddakhan! read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Dont know what is wrong with people but this fast food stop is friendly and that food is pretty good. Fried rice good meat hot and tasty. Way better then something like panda. They dont deserve 2 stars ratings here. 1-2 stars from people's ratings not cool. I bet yall ate worse food then this. read more

Pick Up Stix - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

The most horrible food. I tolerate a lot and don't expect much at airport food outlets but this one is just not worth it. The people were nice though. Don't spend your money. read more